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Unit 5: Factors of Production and their Market

Unit 5: Factors of Production and their Market. Factors of Production. Factors of production are the inputs used to produce goods and services. The Market for the Factors of Production. The demand for a factor of production is a derived demand.

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Unit 5: Factors of Production and their Market

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  1. Unit 5: Factors of Production and their Market

  2. Factors of Production Factors of production are the inputs used to produce goods and services.

  3. The Market for the Factors of Production The demand for a factor of production is a derived demand. A firm’s demand for a factor of production is derived from its decision to supply a good in another market.

  4. The Demand for Labor Labor markets, like other markets in the economy, are governed by the forces of supply and demand.

  5. The Versatility of Supply and Demand... (a) The Market for Apples (b) The Market for Apple Pickers Wage of Apple Pickers Price of Apples Supply Supply W P Demand Demand 0 Q Quantity of Apples 0 L Quantity of Apple Pickers

  6. The Demand For Labor Most labor services, rather than being final goods ready to be enjoyed by consumers, are inputs into the production of other goods.

  7. The Production Function and The Marginal Product of Labor

  8. What have we learned about PC that tells us the last factor market was structured in such a way?

  9. The Production Function...

  10. Diminishing Marginal Product of Labor • As the number of workers increases, the marginal product of labor declines. • The production function becomes flatter as the number of workers rises. This property is called diminishing marginal product.

  11. The crux of the lesson… • A firm will optimize their economic profit at where MRP=Wage • That is how firms decide how much to pay their workers

  12. Activity 40 something

  13. Top of the Class Sit in seats which will lessen distractions in class Have Activity 44 out so we can go over it Answer: What are some factor markets one finds in Nimitz?

  14. Input Demand and Output Supply When a competitive firm hires labor up to the point at which the value of the marginal product equals the wage, it also produces up to the point at which the price equals the marginal cost.

  15. What Causes the Labor Demand Curve to Shift? • Output Price • Technological Change • Supply of Other factors

  16. The Labor Supply Curve • The labor supply curve reflects how workers’ decisions about the labor-leisure tradeoff respond to changes in opportunity cost. • An upward-sloping labor supply curve means that an increase in the wages induces workers to increase the quantity of labor they supply.

  17. Discussion Question • What do you think the labor-leisure tradeoff entails?

  18. The Labor Supply Curve Wage (price of labor) Supply 0 Quantity of Labor

  19. What Causes the Labor Supply Curve to Shift? • Changes in Tastes • Changes in Alternative Opportunities • Immigration

  20. Equilibrium in the Labor Market • The wage adjusts to balance the supply and demand for labor. • The wage equals the value of the marginal product of labor.

  21. Equilibrium wage, W Equilibrium employment, L Equilibrium in the Labor Market... Wage (price of labor) Supply Demand 0 Quantity of Labor

  22. Equilibrium in the Labor Market • Labor supply and labor demand determine the equilibrium wage. • Shifts in the supply or demand curve for labor cause the equilibrium wage to change.

  23. Wage 1. An increase in (price of labor supply... labor) S2 W2 2. ...reduces the wage... 3. ...and raises employment. L2 Quantity of Labor A Shift in Labor Supply... Supply, S1 W1 Demand L1 0

  24. A Shift in Labor Supply • An increase in the supply of labor : • Results in a surplus of labor. • Puts downward pressure on wages. • Makes it profitable for firms to hire more workers. • Results in diminishing marginal product. • Lowers the value of the marginal product. • Gives a new equilibrium.

  25. Wage (price of labor) W2 1. An increase in labor demand... 2. ...increases the wage... D2 L2 Quantity of Labor 3. ...and increases employment. A Shift in Labor Demand... Supply W1 Demand, D1 0 L1

  26. Shifts in Labor Demand • An increase in the demand for labor : • Makes it profitable for firms to hire more workers. • Puts upward pressure on wages. • Raises the value of the marginal product. • Gives a new equilibrium.

  27. Up of Warming, 4/16 Using the enlightening understanding of capital you have acquired in this class, come up with a thorough description of what capital (k) is and the many types of capital which exist

  28. Three Determinants of Productivity • Physical Capital • When workers work with a larger quantity of equipment and structures, they produce more. • Human Capital • When workers are more educated, they produce more. • Technological Knowledge • When workers have access to more sophisticated technologies, they produce more.

  29. Productivity and Wage Growth in the United States

  30. Productivity and Wage Growth around the World

  31. Other Factors of Production: Land and Capital • (Capital refers to the stock of equipment and structures used for production) • The economy’s capital represents the accumulation of goods produced in the past that are being used in the present to produce new goods and services.

  32. Prices of Land and Capital • The purchase price is what a person pays to own a factor of production indefinitely. • The rental price is what a person pays to use a factor of production for a limited period of time.

  33. Equilibrium in Markets for Land and Capital • The rental price of land and the rental price of capital are determined by supply and demand. • The firm increases the quantity hired until the value of the factor’s marginal product equals the factor’s price.

  34. The Markets for Land and Capital... (a) The Market for Land (b) The Market for Capital Supply Rental Price of Capital Rental Price of Land Supply P P Demand Demand 0 Q Quantity of Land 0 Q Quantity of Capital

  35. Equilibrium in Markets for Land and Capital • Each factor’s rental price must equal the value of their marginal product. • They each earn the value of their marginal contribution to the production process.

  36. Linkages Among the Factors of Production Factors of production are used together. • The marginal product of any one factor depends on the quantities of all factors that are available.

  37. Linkages Among the Factors of Production A change in the supply of one factor alters the earnings of all the factors.

  38. Linkages Among the Factors of Production A change in earnings of any factor can be found by analyzing the impact of the event on the value of the marginal product of that factor.

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